Infection News

Healio revisits the trending orthopedics news, research and topics from our staff’s meeting news coverage in 2023.

Healio highlights the monthly Cover Stories of Orthopedics Today that were published in 2023.

Healio highlights the monthly Surgical Techniques of Orthopedics Today that were published in 2023.

The FDA in 2023 approved treatments for several hospital-associated infections and fully approved a long-used COVID-19 medication, among other non-vaccine-related regulatory decisions.

A 65-year-old right-hand dominant woman with no reported past medical history presented with left clavicular pain and wound drainage 8 days after she was struck by a motor vehicle in her home country of Guyana.

Initially recommended for use prior to dental procedures for patients with cardiac conditions to prevent infective endocarditis, the use of antibiotic prophylaxis has also increased to include a variety of patient populations.

Next-generation sequencing has emerged as a revolutionary tool with extensive applications in medicine ranging from cancer screening to diagnosing infections across specialties, including orthopedic surgery.

Results showed the use of modular cemented stems for one-stage revision total hip arthroplasty in patients with periprosthetic infections and femoral bone loss was associated with excellent survival but high complication rates.

The FDA designated a drug-device combination for periprosthetic joint infection in hip and knee replacement patients as a breakthrough therapy, which may accelerate its approval, the manufacturer said.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — In this video, Nicholas A. Bedard, MD, discusses results that showed patients with an infection in a single joint had a low risk for infection in an ipsilateral prosthetic joint at 5 years.